Coral Nursery Phi Phi Island - Tour-phi-phi.com

Our perception

As mentioned previously the main aim of the nursery came from researchers from the National Institute of Oceanography in Israel and others who participated in a cooperative research project with the PMBC and researchers from 4 other countries, UK, Italy, Singapore and Philippines, under the programme “Developing ubiquitous practices for restoration of Indo-Pacific reefs”, REEFRES, supported by European Commission.

The nursery process is a way of refining coral fragments using traditional forestation techniques. By clearing a small amount of coral rubbish this gets down the collision to the contributor colonies and aids reproduction of new coral colonies.

To allow the fragment grow and to minimize the threats from the corallivoes, such as parrotfish, crown of thorns and drupella the nursery is suspended above the substrate.

Open Water divers

Assembling of Nursery

Forklift truck pallets form the main frame of the nursery. The underside is fixed with the inflated inner tubes which suspends off the substrates and are bolted together. The entire nursery is tethered in position by ropes attached to screws that are fixed into the substrate. Coral remains are cautiously cleared from the donor colonies.

Range of fragments is from 2 cm to 5 cm in length. To avoid unnecessary damage to the donors and to avoid handling of the fragments too much it is to be taken care.

The colony of each donor is tied with cables and then is examined to observe the result of removing the branches. Pictures clearly show the axial polyp tip starting to grow again after only 2 weeks. There is no negative result till date.

Then we get the plastic tubes inserted with the fragments. A small drop of superglue to fix the fragment to the tube is added in some cases. Protection of fragment is undertaken as not to get the fragment spoiled with the superglue.

As a next step the fragments are placed into a sheet of meshing which in turn supports the fragment for the next 6 months. Then the floating pallets are fixed with the trays.

Open Water divers

Examining the fragments

This project consumes most time in examining. To clean the barnacles and algae growing on the frame work, help of a team of local volunteer divers is taken every month. Every tray contains 10 control fragments which are pictured and gauged for evaluation. Finally the fragments are calculated and monitored for wellbeing to set up the endurance/transience rates. Similar type of examining takes place at the same time on the coral fragments that have already been transplanted to their everlasting site.

Open Water divers

Coral Rehabilitation Workshop

Rudiments for enrolling to our Coral Rehabilitation Workshop:

Minimum age: 13 years old

It is not essential to have a diving experience, but needed if the students partake in any under water activities.

Requirement for volunteers:

Currently we are looking for at least 20 experience dive volunteers to lend a hand reposition corals from the present coral nursery to their ultimate homes in a site known as Table Coral City in November 2007.

The work will engross

Between 5 meters and 15 meters depth of Dives
Research of fresh coral sites
Haulage of coral fragments
Fixing of coral fragments
Information gathering
Dismissal and cleaning of existing nursery framework
Framework Replacement
Collection of fresh coral fragments
Cataloging new coral fragments
Putting in new coral fragments into nursery

Divers who have prior experience alone can participate in this program.


	Our perception As mentioned previously the main aim of the nursery came from researchers from the National Institute of Oceanography in Israel and others who participated in a cooperative research project with the PMBC and researchers from 4 other countries, UK, Italy, Singapore and Philippines, under the programme “Developing ubiquitous practices for restoration of Indo-Pacific reefs”, REEFRES, supported by European Commission. The nursery process is a way of refining coral fragments using traditional forestation techniques. By clearing a small amount of coral rubbish this gets down the collision to the contributor colonies and aids reproduction of new coral colonies. To allow the fragment grow and to minimize the threats from the corallivoes, such as parrotfish, crown of thorns and drupella the nursery is suspended above the substrate. Assembling of Nursery Forklift truck pallets form the main frame of the nursery. The underside is fixed with the inflated inner tubes which suspends off the substrates and are bolted together. The entire nursery is tethered in position by ropes attached to screws that are fixed into the substrate. Coral remains are cautiously cleared from the donor colonies. Range of fragments is from 2 cm to 5 cm in length. To avoid unnecessary damage to the donors and to avoid handling of the fragments too much it is to be taken care. The colony of each donor is tied with cables and then is examined to observe the result of removing the branches. Pictures clearly show the axial polyp tip starting to grow again after only 2 weeks. There is no negative result till date. Then we get the plastic tubes inserted with the fragments. A small drop of superglue to fix the fragment to the tube is added in some cases. Protection of fragment is undertaken as not to get the fragment spoiled with the superglue. As a next step the fragments are placed into a sheet of meshing which in turn supports the fragment for the next 6 months. Then the floating pallets are fixed with the trays. Examining the fragments This project consumes most time in examining. To clean the barnacles and algae growing on the frame work, help of a team of local volunteer divers is taken every month. Every tray contains 10 control fragments which are pictured and gauged for evaluation. Finally the fragments are calculated and monitored for wellbeing to set up the endurance/transience rates. Similar type of examining takes place at the same time on the coral fragments that have already been transplanted to their everlasting site. Coral Rehabilitation Workshop Rudiments for enrolling to our Coral Rehabilitation Workshop: Minimum age: 13 years old It is not essential to have a diving experience, but needed if the students partake in any under water activities. Requirement for volunteers: Currently we are looking for at least 20 experience dive volunteers to lend a hand reposition corals from the present coral nursery to their ultimate homes in a site known as Table Coral City in November 2007. The work will engross Between 5 meters and 15 meters depth of Dives Research of fresh coral sites Haulage of coral fragments Fixing of coral fragments Information gathering Dismissal and cleaning of existing nursery framework Framework Replacement Collection of fresh coral fragments Cataloging new coral fragments Putting in new coral fragments into nursery Divers who have prior experience alone can participate in this program.



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